diff --git a/cosmos_transfer2/_src/imaginaire/utils/checkpoint_db.py b/cosmos_transfer2/_src/imaginaire/utils/checkpoint_db.py
index a20dafba..b58d4f26 100644
--- a/cosmos_transfer2/_src/imaginaire/utils/checkpoint_db.py
+++ b/cosmos_transfer2/_src/imaginaire/utils/checkpoint_db.py
@@ -197,17 +197,32 @@ class CheckpointFileHf(_CheckpointHf):
     @override
     def _download(self) -> str:
         """Download checkpoint and return the local path."""
-        cmd_args = [
-            self.repository,
-            "--repo-type",
-            "model",
-            "--revision",
-            self.revision,
-            self.filename,
-        ]
-        path = _hf_download(cmd_args)
-        assert os.path.exists(path), path
-        return path
+        repositories = [self.repository]
+        if self.repository in ["nvidia/Cosmos-Experimental", "nvidia-cosmos-ea/Cosmos-Experimental"]:
+            repositories = [
+                self.repository,
+                "nvidia-cosmos-ea/Cosmos-Experimental"
+                if self.repository == "nvidia/Cosmos-Experimental"
+                else "nvidia/Cosmos-Experimental",
+            ]
+
+        for repository in repositories:
+            try:
+                cmd_args = [
+                    repository,
+                    "--repo-type",
+                    "model",
+                    "--revision",
+                    self.revision,
+                    self.filename,
+                ]
+                path = _hf_download(cmd_args)
+                assert os.path.exists(path), path
+                return path
+            except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+                continue
+
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to download {self.filename} from any experimental repository.")
 
 
 class CheckpointDirHf(_CheckpointHf):
diff --git a/cosmos_transfer2/_src/imaginaire/utils/checkpoint_db_test.py b/cosmos_transfer2/_src/imaginaire/utils/checkpoint_db_test.py
index e0d63685..3ced6b39 100644
--- a/cosmos_transfer2/_src/imaginaire/utils/checkpoint_db_test.py
+++ b/cosmos_transfer2/_src/imaginaire/utils/checkpoint_db_test.py
@@ -136,3 +136,104 @@ def test_get_checkpoint_dir():
         path = Path(path)
         assert path.is_dir()
         assert path.joinpath(CHECKPOINT_HF_FILENAME).is_file()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.L0
+def test_experimental_repository_fallback():
+    """Test fallback between experimental repositories."""
+    import subprocess
+    from unittest.mock import patch
+
+    experimental_repo = "nvidia/Cosmos-Experimental"
+    fallback_repo = "nvidia-cosmos-ea/Cosmos-Experimental"
+
+    if INTERNAL:
+        return
+
+    config = CheckpointFileHf(
+        repository=experimental_repo,
+        revision="main",
+        filename="test_file.pt",
+    )
+
+    call_count = [0]
+
+    def mock_hf_download(cmd_args):
+        """Mock _hf_download to simulate first failure, second success."""
+        call_count[0] += 1
+        repo = cmd_args[0]
+
+        if call_count[0] == 1:
+            # First call (experimental repo) - fail
+            assert repo == experimental_repo
+            raise subprocess.CalledProcessError(1, cmd_args)
+        elif call_count[0] == 2:
+            # Second call (fallback repo) - succeed
+            assert repo == fallback_repo
+            return "/path/to/test_file.pt"
+        else:
+            raise AssertionError(f"Unexpected call count: {call_count[0]}")
+
+    # Mock os.path.exists to avoid file system checks in test
+    with patch("cosmos_transfer2._src.imaginaire.utils.checkpoint_db._hf_download", side_effect=mock_hf_download):
+        with patch("os.path.exists", return_value=True):
+            path = config._download()
+            assert path == "/path/to/test_file.pt"
+            assert call_count[0] == 2
+
+
+@pytest.mark.L0
+def test_non_experimental_repository_no_fallback():
+    """Test that non-experimental repositories don't use fallback."""
+    from unittest.mock import patch
+
+    normal_repo = "nvidia/Cosmos-Predict2.5-2B"
+
+    if INTERNAL:
+        return
+
+    config = CheckpointFileHf(
+        repository=normal_repo,
+        revision="main",
+        filename="test_file.pt",
+    )
+
+    call_count = [0]
+
+    def mock_hf_download(cmd_args):
+        """Mock _hf_download to simulate success on first call."""
+        call_count[0] += 1
+        repo = cmd_args[0]
+
+        assert repo == normal_repo
+        return "/path/to/test_file.pt"
+
+    with patch("cosmos_transfer2._src.imaginaire.utils.checkpoint_db._hf_download", side_effect=mock_hf_download):
+        with patch("os.path.exists", return_value=True):
+            path = config._download()
+            assert path == "/path/to/test_file.pt"
+            assert call_count[0] == 1
+
+
+@pytest.mark.L0
+def test_both_repositories_fail():
+    """Test that RuntimeError is raised when both repositories fail."""
+    import subprocess
+    from unittest.mock import patch
+
+    if INTERNAL:
+        return
+
+    config = CheckpointFileHf(
+        repository="nvidia/Cosmos-Experimental",
+        revision="main",
+        filename="test_file.pt",
+    )
+
+    def mock_hf_download_fail(cmd_args):
+        """Mock _hf_download to always fail."""
+        raise subprocess.CalledProcessError(1, cmd_args)
+
+    with patch("cosmos_transfer2._src.imaginaire.utils.checkpoint_db._hf_download", side_effect=mock_hf_download_fail):
+        with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="Failed to download test_file.pt from any experimental repository"):
+            config._download()